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Vertical Nystagmus and Ophthalmoplegia on Physical Exam in Wernicke Encephalopathy

Dr. Bruno Farnetano @bruno.farnetano

#Vertical #Nystagmus #Ophthalmoplegia #Wernicke
Vertical Nystagmus ... bruno.farnetano #Vertical ... Encephalopathy #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #ophthalmology ... #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential ... unidirectonal nystagmus ... Temporal Bone Fracture ... • Ethanol - Trauma ... #Differential #
Seesaw Nystagmus 

Sawtooth or seesaw nystagmus is an unusual but characteristic type of nystagmus. Typically there
Seesaw Nystagmus ... injury to the vertical ... causes, such as trauma ... #sawtooth #physicalexam ... clinical #video #ophthalmology
Vertical Nystagmus on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Often an indicator of a central lesion. This patient was
Vertical Nystagmus ... By Ophthalmology ... ophthalmobcn #Vertical ... #Nystagmus #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #SlitLamp
Seesaw nystagmus 
-> eye move in an opposed vertical fashion (one goes up while the other
in an opposed vertical ... alternating opposed vertical ... brainstem stroke, head trauma ... #ophthalmology ... #eye #ocular #PhysicalExam
Characteristic eye movements found in Downbeat Nystagmus

Downbeat nystagmus (downward fast phase) is the most common of
symptomatic from vertical ... The differential ... #Vertical #Ophthalmology ... #Neurology #Clinical ... Video #Ocular #PhysicalExam
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Ludwig's angina Trauma ... Mechanical: • Larynx fracture ... Glottis, Subglottis, Cervical ... pulmonary #airway #physicalexam
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Young females Differential ... of tonic pupil (trauma ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... Direct or indirect trauma ... orbital rooftop fracture ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Acquired Downbeat Nystagmus

This 62 yo AA female reported to clinic for retinal evaluation of diabetic PDR.
up MRI of the cervical ... that the upper cervical ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #physicalexam # ... neurology